St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-03-10
v. NJ. G. A. NOTES.
Annual EIectiOn.-Reports of the Years
Work.

The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association was held
Saturday evening. After the presen-
tation of reports these officers were
elected: President, Charles E. Putney;
vice president, Foster G.. Stevens !;
treasurer, A. B. Noyes; directors, HI.
r. McNiece, M. E. Clifford, A. L. Bal
ley, w. S. BOyntOn, A. L. Hardy, Rev.
Henry Fairbanks, d. V. Burbank. Del
egates to the international association
convention at San Francisco in May,
II. NJ. Howard and G.. NJ. Stone. Two
active and 10 associate members were
voted in as new members.
The reports offered by the heads of
the various departments were very en-
cOuraging and gave evidence of an un
usually good years work. f. A. Da-
kin of the entertainment committee
reported two receptions and seven en-
tertainments during the year. Secre
tary Page reported the successful OPP
Grafton of the junior department,
new feature of association work. 1t
has Bible class led by E. N. Randall
and is Differed as follows: President,
l.. w. Felch secretary, Harry Nelson;
treasurer, VIM. Hale dOOrkeeper, AL
bert Carr; chairman entertainment
committee, Frank French devotional,
Dan Hopkins reception, John Ricka
by. A. L. Hardy of the gymnasium
committee reported about 100 members
of the various classes during the year
with cash receipts of $242. As and eX-
pendtures of S226.66. This depart
ment has been self-suppOrting. O..
Chase of the membership committee
reported an addition of ~ new MEM
bers during the year; 81 have left
town; present membership, $50; of
these 226 are associate, 119 active and
35 sustainers. Carl Peterson. reported
an excellent condition of affairs in de-
votional work. Meetings have been
held every Sunday morning and even
ing of the year; training classes have
been full of in terest and Mr.. Ranny re-
ported good interest in the Jail meet
ings.
w. S. BOynton for the lecture course
committee reported total receipts for
the seasons course, $2400.34 of this
amount $1S85.S9 was for course tick
cts and $448.95 for evening tickets,
the balance coming from other sources.
There were $1O2 worth of tickets sold
in Lyndon. The total expenses of the
course thus far amount to $l6S9.82
balance in treasurer's hands $7I0.52.
After the entertainment which still re-
mains to be given, the net profits of
the course will be at least $500. The
aggregate attendance on the course
has been $3.50, average attendance 800.
Treasurer Noyes's report showed that
the expense of maintaining the assO-
citation work for the year amounted to
$l594.40. About this amount was
raised during the year, though there rs
still deficit of $50 to carry over us a
result of past deficiencies. The in
como vi MUSIC HILL LOT Ihe year WAS
S24.
The secretary's report was general
in its character, though statistics
enough were given to show that the
work was in good hands. During the
year boarding places have been found
for ii young men; Ii have been as
sisted to employment, % introductory
letters written. &c visits on the sick
made, etc. Altogether the past year
has been one of the most profitable in
the history of the association.